Please - Do not burn your leaves!

This is just a brief message from the folks here at the Green Blog:
Please, as Fall season is upon us and we will all soon be faced with the very tedious chore of raking our leaves, we just want you to remember one important thing. PLEASE DO NOT BURN YOUR LEAVES! The smoke produced from burning leaves is very thick, bad for your lungs and it is horrible for the environment as well. Not to mention the fact that burning dry leaves is a tremendous fire hazard, as well. Oh, did we mention that in most places it is illegal, too? The fines you will get cost far more than the cost to pay the neighborhood kids if you can’t do it yourself.

So always make sure to take your leaves to a designated leaf collection site or leaf dump. Most cities and towns have at least one. If yours does not, remember to always use paper bags when bagging your leaves, and leave them on your curb for the garbage man to pick up. If you have a place to bring the leaves to yourself (such as the woods behind your house, or something), you can do that too – just please do not burn your leaves!